Intramedullary Nailing of Tibia Fractures

Completed

Conditions studied: Tibial Fractures, Malleolar Fractures

In brief

Currently, the treatment of choice for tibial fracture is intramedullary nailing. This procedure has been shown to have low rates of infection, high rates of bone healing, and a faster return to weight bearing and activity in comparison to conservative treatment. In concurrent fractures of the posterior or medial malleolus and the tibia, it is now common to identify, reduce, and fix the malleolar fracture prior to intramedullary nailing of the tibia. In this retrospective study, our aim is to establish that reducing malleolar fractures prior to tibial nailing is a safe treatment in which the reduction of the malleolus is maintained intraoperatively, postoperatively, and remains reduced until the fracture has healed.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01797640

Run by

University of Utah

People needed

90

Starts

2012-10-01

Expected to finish

2015-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-07-09

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 95. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• All patients, 18+ years of age, that have been treated at the University of Utah over the past five years for tibial fracture combined with medial or posterior malleolar fracture.

You may not qualify if…

• None

Where it is running

• University of Utah Orthopedics Center — Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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